[BAYLOR FOOTBALL] Clark Barrington Placed on Rimington Trophy Watch List

[Calderone, Max]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Aug. 4, 2023

Baylor Football’s Clark Barrington Placed on Rimington Trophy Watch List
Award honors the nation’s top NCAA Division I center
For more information contact: Brent Ingram, 210-845-8651, Brent_Ingram at Baylor.edu<mailto:Brent_Ingram at Baylor.edu>; Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>; or Colin Pirtle, 940-564-0351, Colin_Pirtle1 at Baylor.edu<mailto:Colin_Pirtle1 at Baylor.edu>

NEW YORK – Baylor senior offensive lineman Clark Barrington has been named to the 2023 Rimington Trophy Watch List, as announced Friday.

The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I college football. Barrington is one of 40 centers from across the country named to the preseason watch list, including eight from the Big 12.

A graduate transfer from BYU, Barrington joins the Bears after an All-America career with the Cougars. He started 40 games and played in 46 during his time in Provo, Utah, from 2019-22, including 37 consecutive starts to finish his undergraduate career. The 6-6, 308-pound center earned Second-Team All-America honors from Action Network and third-team honors from Pro Football Focus and Pro Football Network in 2021.

Already named a preseason all-conference honoree by multiple outlets, Barrington’s impact on the Baylor offensive line helped the Bears pick up preseason Offensive Line of the Year honors in the Big 12 by College Football Network. Barrington is the second Bear in as many seasons to be named to the Rimington Trophy watch list, after Jacob Gall earned a spot on the 2022 preseason list.

This year, the Trophy committee paired with Pro Football Focus (PFF) to identify its preseason list. PFF grades and additional data, along with nominations from each respective institution, created the 2023 watch list. Centers may be added throughout the 2023 season based on merit.

While more than a dozen All-America teams are selected annually, the Rimington Trophy committee uses three prestigious teams to determine its winner: Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News, and Football Writers Association of America. The Rimington Trophy committee’s policy is to count all players that primarily play the center position, though they may be listed as guards or tackles on an All-America team.

The center with the most first-team votes will be determined the winner. In case of a tie, then the center with the most second-team votes will win. A majority vote by the Rimington Trophy Committee will serve as the next tiebreaker.

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2023 Baylor Football Preseason Honors
Baylor
Preseason Big 12 Offensive Line of the Year (College Football Network)

Alfonzo Allen, S
Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

Monaray Baldwin, WR
Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (Athlon Sports)
Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (College Football Network)

Clark Barrington, OL
Rimington Trophy Watch List
Preseason All-Big 12 First Team (College Football Network)
Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (PFF)
Preseason All-Big 12 Third Team (Athlon Sports, Phil Steele)

Campbell Barrington, OL
Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (College Football Network)

Gavin Byers, OL
Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (College Football Network)

TJ Franklin, DL
Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (Athlon Sports)

Gabe Hall, DL
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
Preseason All-Big 12 First Team (Phil Steele)
Preseason All-Big 12 Third Team (Athlon Sports)
Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (College Football Network)

Matt Jones, LB
Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (Athlon Sports)
Preseason All-Big 12 Third Team (College Football Network)

Devin Lemear, S
Preseason All-Big 12 Third Team (Phil Steele)
Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (Athlon Sports)
Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (College Football Network)

Garmon Randolph, OLB
Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (Athlon Sports)
Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (College Football Network)

Richard Reese, RB
Maxwell Award Watch List
Preseason All-Big 12 First Team (Athlon Sports, Big 12 Media, PFF)
Preseason All-Big 12 Third Team (College Football Network)

Dominic Richardson, RB
Preseason All-Big 12 Third Team (Phil Steele)

Mike Smith Jr., LB
Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (Phil Steele)


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Max Calderone | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (BSB, FB, EQ)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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